The Old Curiosity ShopBy: Charles Dickens Illustrator: Daniel Maclise,George Cattermole,Hablot K. Browne,Samuel Williams 'His characters are marvellous, his insights wonderful You don't expect reality but you get something bigger and better' Ruth Rendell The Old Curiosity Shop was an instant bestseller that, even while it was criticized for its sentimentality, captured the hearts of the nation with its portrayal of little Nell Trent, who is thrown into a terrifying world